Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Documentation Accessibility
• Conventions

1 Introduction and Roadmap

• Document Scope
• Document Audience
• Guide to this Document
• Related Information
• Security Samples and Tutorials
  • Security Examples in the WebLogic Server Distribution
• New and Changed Security Features In This Release

2 Overview of the WebLogic Security Service

• Introduction to the WebLogic Security Service
• Features of the WebLogic Security Service
• Oracle Platform Security Services (OPSS)
• Balancing Ease of Use and Customizability
• New and Changed Features in This Release

3 Security Fundamentals

• Auditing
• Authentication
  • Subjects and Principals
  • Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS)
    • JAAS LoginModules
    • JAAS Control Flags
  • CallbackHandlers
  • Mutual Authentication
  • Identity Assertion Providers and LoginModules
  • Identity Assertion and Tokens
  • Challenge Identity Assertion
  • Servlet Authentication Filters
  • Types of Authentication
    • Username/Password Authentication
    • Certificate Authentication
    • Digest Authentication
    • Perimeter Authentication
• Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
  • SAML Framework Concepts
  • SAML Components Provided in WebLogic Server
    • SAML Security Providers
    • Single Sign-On Services
    • Web Services support for SAML Token Profile 1.1
• Single Sign-On (SSO)
  • Web Browsers and HTTP Clients via SAML
  • Desktop Clients
• Authorization
  • WebLogic Resources
  • Security Policies
  • ContextHandlers
  • Access Decisions
  • Adjudication
• Identity and Trust
  • Private Keys
  • Digital Certificates
  • Certificate Authorities
  • Certificate Lookup and Validation
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
  • SSL Features
  • SSL Tunneling
  • One-way/Two-way SSL Authentication
  • Host Name Verification
  • Trust Managers
  • Asymmetric Key Algorithms
  • Symmetric Key Algorithms
  • Message Digest Algorithms
  • Cipher Suites
• Firewalls
  • Connection Filters
  • Perimeter Authentication
• Java EE and WebLogic Security
  • Java EE 6.0 Security Packages
    • The Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE)
    • Java Authentication and Authorization Services (JAAS)
    • The Java Security Manager
    • Java Cryptography Architecture and Java Cryptography Extensions (JCE)
    • Java Authorization Contract for Containers (JACC)
  • Common Secure Interoperability Version 2 (CSIv2)

4 Security Realms

• Introduction to Security Realms
• Users
• Groups
• Security Roles
• Security Policies
• Security Providers
  • Security Provider Databases
    • What Is a Security Provider Database?
    • Security Realms and Security Provider Databases
    • Embedded LDAP Server
    • RDBMS Security Store
  • Types of Security Providers
    • Authentication Providers
    • Identity Assertion Providers
    • Principal Validation Providers
    • Authorization Providers
    • Adjudication Providers
    • Role Mapping Providers
    • Auditing Providers
    • Credential Mapping Providers
    • Certificate Lookup and Validation Providers
    • Keystore Providers
    • Realm Adapter Providers
    • Security Provider Summary
  • Security Providers and Security Realms

5 WebLogic Security Service Architecture

• WebLogic Security Framework
  • The Authentication Process
  • The Identity Assertion Process
  • The Principal Validation Process
  • The Authorization Process
  • The Adjudication Process
  • The Role Mapping Process
  • The Auditing Process
  • The Credential Mapping Process
  • The Certificate Lookup and Validation Process
• Single Sign-On with the WebLogic Security Framework
  • Single Sign-On with SAML 1.1
    • WebLogic Server Acting a SAML 1.1 Source Site
    • Weblogic Server Acting as SAML 1.1 Destination Site
  • Single Sign-On and SAML 2.0
    • Service Provider Initiated Single Sign-On
    • Identity Provider Initiated Single Sign-On
  • Desktop SSO Process
• SAML Token Profile Support in WebLogic Web Services
  • Sender-Vouches Assertions
  • Holder-of-Key Assertion
• The Security Service Provider Interfaces (SSPIs)
• Weblogic Security Providers
  • WebLogic Authentication Provider
  • Alternative Authentication Providers
  • Password Validation Provider
  • WebLogic Identity Assertion Provider
  • SAML Identity Assertion Provider for SAML 1.1
  • SAML 2.0 Identity Assertion Provider
  • Negotiate Identity Assertion Provider
  • WebLogic Principal Validation Provider
  • WebLogic Authorization Provider
  • WebLogic Adjudication Provider
  • WebLogic Role Mapping Provider
  • WebLogic Auditing Provider
  • WebLogic Credential Mapping Provider
  • SAML Credential Mapping Provider for SAML 1.1
  • SAML 2.0 Credential Mapping Provider f
  • PKI Credential Mapping Provider
  • WebLogic CertPath Provider
  • Certificate Registry
  • Versionable Application Provider
  • WebLogic Keystore Provider
  • WebLogic Realm Adapter Providers

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